xocoyote

Spanish

Alternative forms

socoyote

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl xōcōyotl (“youngest child”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sokoˈɟ͡ʝote/, [sokoˈʝot̪e]; IPA^(key): /xokoˈɟ͡ʝote/, [xokoˈʝot̪e]
Rhymes: -ote

Noun

xocoyote m (plural xocoyotes)

(Mexico) The youngest child of a family.
Synonym: benjamín

References

“xocoyote” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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